My New Orleans
04/01/2021
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New Orleans has long enjoyed a tradition of outdoor dining, from crawfish-laden picnic tables to candlelit courtyards. Over the past year, many restaurants have responded to COVID-19 concerns by adding, expanding or beautifying outside seating to give patrons and staff extra breathing room.
As we settle into spring, there’s no better time to sample the abundant alfresco options in neighborhoods across the city. This list represents just a fraction of places where the outdoor ambience might cure your spring fever.
Acorn
Acorn, the café from Dickie Brennan & Co., may be connected to the Louisiana Children’s Museum in City Park, but it’s not just for kids. A stunning contemporary terrace overlooking the park’s “Little Lake” makes Acorn an ideal spot for coffee, drinks or a meal – at any age. The breakfast burrito (served all day) and thin patty double burger are a good match for grown-up appetites, as is the selection of local
King cake, étouffée recipes to help celebrate Mardi Gras By Addie Broyles, Austin American-Statesman
Published: February 10, 2021, 6:05am
Share: Homemade Colorful Mardi Gras King Cake for Fat Tuesday
With Lent comes Mardi Gras, and with Fat Tuesday comes all those little plastic babies tucked away in king cakes.
If you want to make your own king cake Mardi Gras falls on Feb. 16 this year let’s turn to Ann Maloney, the former food editor at the Times-Picayune who now works as the recipes editor at the Washington Post. She suggests buying plastic king cake babies and the purple, green and gold sanding sugars online, but you can also find them at party supply and specialty baking stores.